Dispensing apparatus



G. P. ALTENBERG.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

A P APPL|CAT1ON FILED JUNE 2l, 19|8 1,412,330. Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE I". ALTENBIJRG, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ICY-HOT BOTTLE COMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters PatentA Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

Application and Jamai, 191s. semi No. 241,162.

have quite a number of duties to perte an,-

so that it is extremely undesirable, in tact dangerous, for the operator to release both hands simultaneously from the operating` parts or the vehicle. My invention is also employable in other relations, in which it is desired to employ only one hand in drawing contents from the vessel and servingorconsuming the same. y

It is the object oit my invention to provide a vessel having novel dischargingmeans andk in which the temperature of a liquid refreshment or stimulant,l for instance hot tea Or coffee, may be maintained for a long` time, for instance an entire day, and so arranged as to loe secured as to an aeroplane in inverted position, so that the month of the vessel is presented downwardly; further, to provide a closure which has attachment to the vessel and comprises dischergingl moans which extend into the body of liquid within the vessel; further, to provide closing n'ieansl provided with exit ports and closing parts for said exit Orts said exit )Orts and said c j n i closing parts extendinginto the vessel and arranged to be wholly surrounded by the liouid in the vessel' further, to arovide novel ,.1 z l dispensing means tor a vessel; and, inrther, to provide a cup and releasable securing' means :tor the same for normally holding the cup under the mouth of the vessel with the heat-insulated bottle, partly broken away, secured in inverted position to an aeroplane, the lattervpartly broken away, and the vacuum heat-insulated bottle having its cup ap plied thereto, tho latter partly broken away for exposure of the interior.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing` the mouth-end of the bottle in axial section.

Fig. 3 is a side eleva-tion of my improved device, partly in axial section.

Fig. l is an end view of my improved device with the cup partly broken Aaway to expose the closure of the vessel. v

Fig. 5 is a cross-section ot my improved device taken in the plane ot the line 5-5 ol Fig. 3; and,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the closure-cap removed from the bottle.

My present invention is an elaboration ot' the improvement upon the closure means forvessels shown, described and claimed in my copending application., Serial No. 220,--

280, tiled March 4, 1918, for improvements in dispensing apparatus, in which I broadly claim the devices of which the disclosure herein is a species.

The heat-insulated vessel 11 is held in inverted position, as by being received between spring clips 12, secured by screw and nut connection 13 about aV stanchion 14 of an aeroplane, convenienttotheseat of the operator, so that the operator may readily reach and fill the cup of the vessel while manipulating his machine.

The heat-insulated vessel is exemplified as a vacuumdnsulated bottle having an inner vessel 15, and comprising an inner wall 16 and an outer wall 17 arranged concentrically throughout, and having` a vacuum-insulated space 18 between them, theV inner and outer walls being connected at their mouths by a cross-seal 179. A

The outsideof the vessel comprises a casing 20. The casing is preferably of sheetmetal. The casing is shown comprising a breast 21 and a neck 22.

A closure-cap f2.5 is provided. This closure-cap is exemplified as releasably connected with the casing by coacting securing means, so that the cap may be used interchangeably in connect-ion with a plurality of bottles. These coacting securing means are shown as threaded connections, although other connections for the purpose may be employed. Thus a ring 26 ol" the closurellU ' ot the annular bulged portion.

cap is provided with screw-threads Q7, which coact with screw-threads 2S on the neck 22.

The cap is preferably provided with a median annularly outwardly bulged portion V29, from which a canopy BO extends slantingly toward the axis of the bottle at one end The screwring. has an annular laterally extending flange 32, the outer edge ot which is sup- Vported by the cap. rlhere is an annular space between the screw-ring and the canopy at one side of theflange 32.

A cup is exemplified at 36, and is arranged to be releasably secured tol the vessel by a simple movement of the hand of the operator. This movement is preferably a substantially axial movement of the cup, renardless of.' the position of the cup in vthe nand, the complemental fastening means being exemplified as an annular groove in the cup near its mouth and pins 38 in the cap.

The cap is provided with au annular ra-bbet ll lor receiving the mouth-end of the cup, the pins urging the mouth oll the cup against the annular inner end-wall 42 of said rabbet.

The cap is. provided with a laterally'inwardly extending flange fllf, provided with a doufnwardly bulged annular bead 45, iorm ing an annular recess 4G in which a ring di' located. rlhis ring is a cushion-member, which may consist of compressible material, such as cork or rubber and is instanced as corlr. rihe closure-cap is threaded over the threaded .neclr of? the vessel, the cushioninember l'? being compressed against the mouth ot the inner vessel for 'forming a connection therewith to prevent leakage of fluid past said mouth into the cap.

Suitable means are provided 'fior holding and supporting the inner vessel in the casing to permit cimipression of the cushion-inember between the inner vessel and the cap when the cap is seran-ed in place. T he outwardly bulged portion ofi the cap is exemplified Ias provided with a lrnurled section 4l@ for aiding in grasping 'lhereol by the hand for turningthe saine. c

rlhe pins 88 are exemplified as on flat springs 5l, located in the annular recess 59, between the lianges 32, vel, the pins project-ing through openings 53 in the lateral wall -ll of the cap, the other ends of the springs being fastened to said cap, as by rivets 55.

The closing means for the mouth are exemplified as extending into the interior of the inner vessel past the cushion-member fl? For-this purpose the closure-cap is provided with a valve-seat GO, exemplified as extending inwardly7 from the bead l5 on the iiange 44C and as et' 'truste-conical form. lt is shown provided with alaterally outwardly extending flange (Si which is secured to the bead #l5 and terms one wall of the recess lh.

through which a screw 69 passes, nuts 70, Tl,

being received over the threaded end ot the screw,.with the end-walls 67, G8, located between said nuts and the head ot the screw, the construction permitting adjustment 'oi the valve and ease of movement thereof.

An arm Tl projects from the valve to a point outside the cup for manipulating the valve while the cup is in receiving position under the mouth. The arm is exemplified as secured to the flange 63, as by soldering or brazing. lt extends laterally from the fiange, and has a section T5 which extends substantially parallel with the axis o r' the bottle through a slot 76 in the flange 44, and a slot T7 inthe flange 32, these slots being arcuate slots. A y laterally extending section 78 ot the arm extends outwardl)7 through a slot V7 9 in the bulged portion 29 ofthe closure-cap. The laterally extending section may be provided with a handle 80, shown as yformed by bending thewire oit which the arm' is composed. l/Vhen the arm is moved to one limit of the slots, the valve is closed, and when the arm is moved to the other limit of the slots, the valveV is open to full extent lor discharge ot the contents into the cup. Intermediate positions of the arm regulate the extent of' opening ol' the ports olf the valve.y In order to normally cause closure of the valve, a spring Sl is provided and is exemplied as located in the annular recess 33, one end ot' the spring being secured to the wall of said recess, and the other end of said spring being secured lo the arm, lthe spring being exemplified as a helical spring.

lt the operator desires to partake ol' con tents o'l the bottle, he .imparts a lateral movement to the arm using only one hand for the purpose as the cup is in normal posi! tion suspended from the mouth-end of the bottle. The operator thereby draws contents from the bottle into the cup. TWhen a sufficient amount of contents has been received by the cup, the arm is released, the valve thereby closing. Overflow of the cup is prevented for the reason that the mouthend ot the cup extends above the outer end of' the mouth of the cap. 1When the liquid 84: in the cup has reached the mouth oli the cap, no further air will be admitted into the vessel and the flow therefrom will cease. (See Fig. 2.) The cup may then be removed il'rom the bottle by the same hand of llt) the operator which has moved the arm, this removal being accomplished by a simple axial pull of the cup away from the bottle, or other simple movement, whereby the pins -38 are caused to recede tromthe groove 3'? action ot temperature outside the cup on the contents ot the vessel, the cup 'further protecting the valve. The inner end or" the valve projects into the liquid which is in the vessel, and is surrounded thereby` whereby freezing of the valve is prevented.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. ln combination, a heat-insulated vessel comprising a mouth, a cup for said mouth, means for detachably securing said cup about said mouth, a closure vfor said mouth covered by said'cup when so positioned, said closure comprising a rot-atable part, means normally closing said mouth while said cup is so positioned and means extending outside said cup for rotating said rotatable part.

2. ln combination, a heat-insulated vessel comprising a neck and a dispensing mouth arranged for presenting said mouth downwardly, a closure for said mouth comprising a closure-cap, a dispensing cup, cushioning means bet-Ween said cap and mouth, vmeans for securing said cap to said mouth and thereby compressing said cushioning means, said closure comprising a valve extending into the neck of the vessel beyond said cushioning means, said dispensing` mouth opening into said dispensing cup, and releasable attaching means between said cap and said dispensing cup.4

3, The combination of Va heat-insulated vessel, means for securing said heat-insulated vessel in inverted position, a closurecap for the mouth of said vessel, releasable securing means between said vessel and said closure-cap, said closure-cap having amouth, a cup, means for releasably securing said cup about said last-named mouth, a closure for said last-named mouth, and a laterally movable arm extending outside said cup and having connection with said closure for operating the same.

1l. In combination, a vessel arranged tor being secured in inverted position and having a mouth projected downwardly, a cup, means for detachably securing said cup about said mouth, a closure for said mouth covered by said cup when so positioned, said closure comprising a rotatable part, means normallyclosing said mouth while said cup is so positioned and means extending outside said vessel and cup for rotating said rotatable part.

5. In combination, a vessel comprising a mouth arranged to be placed in inverted position tor presenting said mouth downwardly, a closure-cap, complemental releasable securing means between said closure-cap and said vessel, cup, complemental releasable securing means between said` cup and said closure-cap for holding said cup under said mouth with the rim ot said cup higher than the lower end ot'said mouth, a closure for said mout-h in said cup when said cup is so held, said closure comprising a rotatable part, and an arm having connection with said rotatable part and extending above said cup when said cup is so held.

6. In combination, a vessel comprising a mouth arranged to be placed in inverted position for presenting said mouth downwardly, a closure-cap, complemental releasable securing means between said closure-cap and s id vessel, a cup, complemental releasable securing means between said cup and said closure-cap tor holding said cup under said mouth with the rim of said cup higher than the lower end of said mouth, a closure for said mouth in said cup when said cup is so held, said closure comprising a rotatable part, and an arm having connection with said rotatable part, said arm having an upwardly extending section in said cup, and an outwardly extending section above said cup for operating said movable part when said cup is so held.

7. In combination, a vessel comprising a mouth arranged to be placed in inverted position for presenting said mouth downwardly, a closure-cap, complemental releasable securing means between said closure-cap and said vessel, a cup, complemental releasable securing means between said cup and said closure-cap for holding said cup under said mouth with the rim ot'said cup higher than the lower end of said mouth, a closure for said mouth in said cup when said cup is so held, said closure comprising a rotatable part, an arm having connection with said rotatable part, said arm having an upwardly extending section in said cup, an outwardly extending section above said cup for operating said movable part when said cup is so held, and spring means for normally closing said movable part.V

8. In combination, closing means for a vessel having its mouth projected downwardly comprising a closure-cap having means thereon for attaching the same to a vessel, an annular compressible member arranged to coact with the mouth of said vessel, a valve surrounded by said compressible member and extending above the same, said closure-cap comprising cup-receiving means, and an arm for operating the movable part of said valve, said arm having connection with said movable part and provided with a section within said cup-receiving means and a section extending outside said cup-receiving means'.

9. In combination, closing means 'for the mouth of a vessel having its mouth projected downwardly, said closing means comprising a closure-cap having a cup-receiving rabbet, an inwardly extending flange, an annular lcompression-member tor the mouth of the vessel on said flange, a closure, said compressionfmember located about said closure, a screw-ring spaced in axial direction from said flange, a canopy outside said screw-ring, and means for operating said closure extending through said tlange within said cupreceiving rabbet and having an outwardly extending section between said rabbet and the upper end of said canopy.

l0. In combination, a closing means forY a downwardlyT projecting mouth comprising a closure-cap arranged tor receiving a cup thereabout, said closure-cap having an inwardly extending flange provided with a median upwardly lextending rusto-conical portion 'forming a valve-seat having a discharge opening therein, and an annular groove surrounding said lastnamed part, an

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annular sealing member for said mouth in said groove, a truste-conical valve provided with a port in said truste-conical part, and an arm having connection with said valve and extending laterally outward.

1l. In combination, av heat-insulated ves sel comprising a dispensing mouth arranged 'for presenting said mouth downwardly, a closure for said mouth comprising a closurecap, cushioning means between said cap and mouth, a dispensing cup and means for securing said cap to said mouth and thereby compressing said cushioning means, said closure comprising a valve extending into the mouth ot the vessel beyond said cushioning means, said dispensing mouth opening into said dispensing cup, means for releasably securing said cup to said closure-cap, and means for operating said valve extend ing outside said cup and cap.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto `signed my name in the presence ol' two subscribing witnesses.

y enonenr. ALTENBERG.' lVitnesses y J. G. Dn Fossnr, THnREsA M. SILBER. 

